Thomas Wheeler Williams
Thomas Wheeler Williams (born September 28, 1789 in Stonington , Connecticut , † December 31, 1874 in New London , Connecticut) was an American politician . Between 1839 and 1843 he represented the third constituency of the state of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives .
Career
Thomas Williams attended the public schools in his home country and then worked for some time as a clerk in New York City . After that he was on business in Norway , Sweden and Russia for about eight years . He worked in the shipping department. In 1818 he settled in New London, where he got involved in the whaling business.
Williams became a member of the Whig Party . In the congressional elections of 1838 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third district of Connecticut , where he succeeded Democrat Thomas T. Whittlesey on March 4, 1839 . After re-election in 1840, Williams was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1843 . There he was chairman of the Committee on Mileage . During his time in Congress there was discussed a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which had been independent of Mexico since 1836 . This debate later ended with the outbreak of the Mexican-American War .
After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Williams was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1846 to 1847 . In 1847 he became president of a railway company for many years. Thomas Williams died in New London on December 31, 1874.
Web links
- Thomas Wheeler Williams in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Thomas Wheeler Williams in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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SURNAME | Williams, Thomas Wheeler |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1789 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Stonington , Connecticut |
DATE OF DEATH | December 31, 1874 |
Place of death | New London , Connecticut |